Tuesday, 20 September 2011

Everything must go

Get fired, go on a journey of self discovery. Does this sound familiar? If I then tell you that the film stars Will Ferrell then you should know what to expect. This one, on the other hand is a slightly different film for him. It seems to have all what you would expect from a Ferrell film but with added pathos

Directed by Dan Rush and based on a short story by Raymond Carver, EVERYTHING MUST GO tells the story of Nick Porter (Ferrell) who sells “salesmanship” for a living, but the days of being on top of his game are long gone.

After delivering an inspiring presentation to his sales staff, Nick is summarily fired for falling off the wagon one last time.

He returns home to discover his wife has left him, changed the locks on their suburban home and dumped all his possessions out on the front yard. Faced with his life imploding, Nick puts it all on the line, or more accurately, on the lawn.